GRE Section 1 Verbal

GRE Section 1 Verbal practice questions, page 8 of 13, with answer review and explanations.

Question 36

MULCHED : BURGEON ::

  1. stoked : smolder
  2. edited : compose
  3. calibrated : operate
  4. elevated : hover
  5. honed : hew

Question 37

JOCULAR : SOLEMNITY ::

  1. razed : demolition
  2. pompous : spectacle
  3. latent : visibility
  4. vindictive : enmity
  5. lonely : insularity

Question 38

DIATRIBE : BITTERNESS ::

  1. dictum : indolence
  2. recapitulation : brevity
  3. polemic : consonance
  4. encomium : reproach
  5. concordance : contrariety

Question 39

SILVER : METAL ::

  1. gold : alloy
  2. plastic : container
  3. helium : gas
  4. sand : glass
  5. sediment : rock

Question 40

SHIP : ARMADA ::

  1. sail : wind
  2. atom : molecule
  3. gun : cannon
  4. chemical : reaction
  5. violin : viola